Vaux-sur-Morges
Origin of the name Vaux-sur-Morges
The place is mentioned after 1202 in the form «terra de Vallibus». It was simply called «Vaux» until 1920, the date from which it bears the name Vaux-sur-Morges. The etymology is not detailed by the sources consulted.
Founding of Vaux-sur-Morges
The site was inhabited in Roman times: remains of a Roman settlement have been found there, reused as a cemetery in the early Middle Ages. In the Middle Ages the territory depended on the lordship of Monnaz. The municipality itself has no founder: it was formed in 1798, at the end of Bernese rule, by the union of the two hamlets of Grand-Vaux and Petit-Vaux.
History of Vaux-sur-Morges
Roman period. Roman settlement on the territory.
Early Middle Ages. The Roman site is reused as a cemetery.
after 1202. Mention of the «terra de Vallibus».
Middle Ages. The territory depends on the lordship of Monnaz.
1435. Vaux is listed, wholly or partly, among the places of the lordship of Vufflens.
1539. Attached to the Bernese bailiwick of Morges, until 1798.
1544. Petit-Vaux belongs to the parish of Morges, Grand-Vaux to that of Vufflens-le-Château.
1798. Grand-Vaux and Petit-Vaux are united into one municipality, attached to the district of Morges.
1837. Petit-Vaux is in turn attached to the parish of Vufflens-le-Château.
1838. First mention of the mill on the Morges.
1842. Construction of a cheese dairy.
1851. Construction of the building housing the chapel and the town hall.
1889. Foundation of the cooperative cheese dairy society.
1920. The name «Vaux» becomes «Vaux-sur-Morges».
1990. The mill on the Morges ceases operation.
2008. The new Vaud districts come into force; Vaux-sur-Morges remains in the district of Morges.
Population of Vaux-sur-Morges
| 1764 | 91 (57 in Grand-Vaux and 34 in Petit-Vaux) |
| 1798 | 88 |
| 1850 | 97 |
| 1900 | 129 |
| 1950 | 120 |
| 1980 | 85 |
| 2000 | 158 |
| 2025 | 185 |
Historic sites in Vaux-sur-Morges
Chapel and town hall. Building of 1851 that combines the chapel and the town hall under one roof.
Mill on the Morges. Mill mentioned in 1838, in operation until 1990.
Cheese dairy. Built in 1842; a cooperative cheese dairy society was founded in 1889.
Remains in Vaux-sur-Morges
Roman settlement and cemetery. Remains of a Roman settlement whose site was reused as a burial ground (cemetery) in the early Middle Ages.
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Vaux-sur-Morges »
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Vufflens-le-Château »
- Wikipédia, « Vaux-sur-Morges »
- Wikipédia, « Districts du canton de Vaud »
- Statistique Vaud, « Population résidante permanente au 31 décembre 2025 »
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